McNally Smith College of Music (Closed 2020)
- McNally Smith College of Music is dedicated to providing education of the highest quality based upon contemporary and enduring artistic values, promoting individual expression and growth, and creating a supportive environment that serves the needs of a diverse and changing society.
School Highlights
McNally Smith College of Music served 518 students (78% of students were full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 8:1 was lower than the state community college average of 17:1.
Minority enrollment was 22% of the student body (majority Black), which was less than the state average of 37%.
School Overview
The teacher population of 62 teachers has declined by 45% over five years.
| McNally Smith College of Music | (MN) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associates Colleges | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Traditional |
| Institution Level | Less than 2 yrs | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Private, for profit | Public |
| Total Faculty | 62 staff | 153 staff |
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Founded by Jack McNally and Doug Smith in 1985, at McNally Smith College of Music, you'll explore your passion for music at a top music college with a unique hands-on curriculum that immerses you in today's technology, nurtures your vision and develops your talents. A music college where you can study music business, composition, audio recording, production and live sound, hip hop studies, popular music performance with your instrument of choice--guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, voice, brass, woodwinds, or strings. The McNally Smith College of Music (formerly Musictech) campus in St. Paul, Minnesota, was designed from the ground up as a state-of-the-art music school. With twelve recording studios including SSL rooms, digital 5.1 surround control rooms, Pro Tools labs, and a 300-seat concert hall with a 20,000 watt Midas/EV sound system, dozens of custom designed classrooms and sophisticated digital video production workshops, the campus is an exclusive and uniquely functional facility. The Degree and Diploma Program course offered at the college includes Bachelor of Music in Performance, Bachelor of Arts in Music (Emphasis: Music Business), Bachelors of Science Degree in Music (Emphasis: Music Production) Associate of Fine Arts in Music, A.A.S. in Music (Emphasis: Music Performance, Artist Diploma, or Music Production), A.A.S. in Recording Technology, A.A.S. in Music Business, International Music Business Course, Professional Musicians Course, Recording Engineering Course and Class Descriptions. McNally Smith College of Music (formerly Musictech) is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music, offering degrees and programs in Music Performance, Recording Technology, Music Business, and Composition.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to McNally Smith College of Music is Saint Paul College (0.6 miles away).
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- 6,656 students | 0.60 Mi235 Marshall Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55102
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(651) 770-3200 8.808,695 - Institute of Production and RecordingPrivate for-profit187 students | 8.80 Mi300 North 1st Ave, Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55401
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